Jennifer Ventress

@jenventress.bsky.social

Wife, mother, friend, Teacher, and lifelong learner! Ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Vote Blue! Care about others, Love meditation and mindfulness. Believe in community.

I just walked out of dinner with people who claimed to like the current state of the world. We requested a to-go box, paid, and left without eating. I felt vindicated, especially when a stranger from another table chased after us to agree with our actions. This situation can be viewed in two ways:

“When a society treats its members with respect, cares for the weak and vulnerable among them and tends the natural world around… it can be expected to prosper and not decline." – Mahāparinibbāna Sutta

Sure, it’s important to stay away from stores with those reversed DEI policies, but let’s try to find and support Black-owned businesses within the store. It’s a great way to show our support and solidarity.

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Know your neighbors. Get closer to the likeminded ones and do not say a word to the Trumpers. Not in a “snarky teenage” way, but in a we need to be “looking over our shoulders” way! Take care good people.